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China and the founding of the United States : the influence of traditional Chinese civilization / Dave Xueliang Wang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Dave Xueliang, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- Civilization.
- Civilization--Chinese influences.
- International relations.
- Qing Dynasty (China).
- China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
- China.
- China--Relations--United States.
- United States--Civilization--Chinese influences.
- United States.
- United States--Civilization--18th century.
- United States--History--1783-1815.
- United States--Relations--China.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Other Title:
- Influence of traditional Chinese civilization
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China's distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.
- Contents:
- China and the Founding of the United States
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Ideas from the East: The Founders Used Chinese Wisdom to Build a Flourishing Society
- 2 Technologies from the East: How the Founders Leveraged Chinese Technologies in the North American Colonies
- 3 Plants from the East: The Founders' Efforts to Transplant Chinese Plants to North America
- 4 The Influence of Chinese Material Culture on Early U.S. History
- 5 Trade with the East: The Founders' Efforts to Open China Trade
- 6 Confucianism in the Making of U.S. Democracy
- 7 The Founders' Legacy
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66698-684-4
- 1-7936-4436-5
- OCLC:
- 1260171116
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